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Froude propeller (circa 1874)
Scale: 1:28. Model depicting one of Froude's early propellers, tested in March 1874 in conjunction with a model of the iron screw frigate HMS Shah (1873). It is a two bladed propeller with a round-nosed boss, mounted on a shaft on an aluminium support. It is displayed in a glass and wooden case with five other propeller models: see SLR2387, SLR2389, SLR2390, SLR2391 and SLR2392. The display shows a comparison between Froude's propellers circa 1874 and various 20th century designs.
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR2388 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Equipment model; Propeller model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | Unknown |
| People: | Froude, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall model and original case: 380 mm x 1480 mm x 373 mm |
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